Handspun Skeins

Mmmm, love that Kool Aid scented yarn. This weekend, I spent a bit of time Navajo-plying my spun singles (while watching “Suicide Club”, a nasty, horrific Japanese movie). I definitely need practice with Navajo-plying — rather than getting three perfectly intertwined strands, I’m often getting two beautifully plied strands and a third that wraps around the first two. Definitely need practice… but first, I want to try a simple two-ply. That’ll be next.

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My first handspun is the red/purple colourway.
It’s a little less consistent (read more slubby) than the green/pink skein.
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17 responses to “Handspun Skeins”

  1. dcknits says... March 21st, 2005 at 12:07 pm

    Simply delicious! The colors are so subtle. Looks very expensive :) Love the red/purple…and handspun? Awesome!

    I get my spindles today. I have some pre-dyed colonial wool roving to start with :)

  2. Jessica says... March 21st, 2005 at 12:53 pm

    It looks gorgeous. I haven’t tried Navajo plying yet.

  3. Lauren says... March 21st, 2005 at 1:00 pm

    If you like nasty, Japanese horror movies, you have to rent Audition (Odishon). Highgate is GORGEOUS!

  4. Sandy J says... March 21st, 2005 at 1:20 pm

    I watched Suicide Club, and thought there were parts of the movie that were very interesting (like the part where the students “talk” each other into actually jumping off a roof) and then it just decended into wackiness and gore and eeh. Which is too bad, because there were those parts that I thought were good.

    The yarn was worth the time, though! Very lovely.

  5. Liz says... March 21st, 2005 at 2:06 pm

    Pretty yarn. I need to learn how to Navajo ply in a big way.

    Highgate is lovely…the color is divine.

  6. Pioggia says... March 21st, 2005 at 3:41 pm

    Some people pay a mint for slubby yarn. I think yours is very pretty. Congratulations on the finished sweater too.

  7. Heidi says... March 21st, 2005 at 5:13 pm

    Both your yarn and your Highgate are yummy!

  8. Kristine says... March 21st, 2005 at 6:39 pm

    You KNOW I love the pink n green! So pretty!

  9. Rachael says... March 21st, 2005 at 8:17 pm

    Good god. That’s GORGEOUS! And you just started? Wow. I’m very impressed…. And now I SO want a Joy.

  10. stinkerbell says... March 22nd, 2005 at 4:42 am

    it looks lovely. I am always astonished by hand spun yarn as I don’t ever see myself doing it :) nor dyed but that is at least more plausible.

  11. Shelby says... March 22nd, 2005 at 5:13 am

    Both yarns look very nice and the photo is wonderful - as always :-)

  12. amanda says... March 22nd, 2005 at 2:05 pm

    your yarn is beautiful…wish my spinning looked so lovely.

  13. Kamala says... March 22nd, 2005 at 6:46 pm

    Wonderful job on the yarns and the sweater.

  14. Stephanie says... March 23rd, 2005 at 8:14 am

    That yarn is beautiful. Nuthin quite like handspun eh?

  15. Amie says... March 23rd, 2005 at 9:24 am

    Highgate is STUNNING!

    Welcome to the Spinning Wheel!

  16. Annie says... March 23rd, 2005 at 3:31 pm

    Your handspun is gorgeous! I can’t believe that is your first effort. Amazing.

  17. Sarah says... March 23rd, 2005 at 4:42 pm

    Ooooh, I love it!

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